When Cathy Freeman was informed about being awarded one of the country’s highest honours, the Sydney Olympic champion deferred to her mother.

SYDNEY (AP) — Cathy Freeman thrilled Australians when she won the women's 400 meters gold medal at the 2000 Sydney Olympics, wearing a skin-tight, hooded running suit. She then excited controversy ...

The 53-year-old, whose gold-medal run in the women's 400 metres at the Sydney 2000 Olympics became one of her country's ...

And steering the entire Australian newspaper coverage for News Corp was Phil Rothfield, who bunkered down at Holt St, Surry ...

Australian Olympic sprinter Cathy Freeman receives the nation's highest honour, a Companion of the Order of Australia. This ...

Midnight Oil drummer Rob Hirst has been recognised in this year’s Australia Day honours, alongside nearly a thousand others, including household names such as Cathy Freeman, scientists, doctors, ...

For a self-confessed “shy girl”, receiving the nation’s top civilian award prompted careful reflection and a shift in perspective by the Olympic gold medallist.

From athletes to Elders - dozens of inspiring First Nations people have been recognised in the 2026 Australia Day honours list.

It’s been a long, sensitive journey for Cathy Freeman, the nation’s most prominent Indigenous athlete, to finally accept its top honour, a Companion of Australia award, after previously declining an ...

Mark Hughes, who has raised millions in the fight against brain cancer, Cathy Freeman and a former Wallabies coach all recognised in Australia Day honours.

Across the Tasman today, Australian sporting icon Cathy Freeman has received one of the country’s highest honours, being ...